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Dissociating Speed from Automaticity in the Stroop Task: Evidence from a Case of Progressive Posterior Cortical Atrophy

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Lindfield, K.C., Goodglass, H., Wingfield, A. (2002). Dissociating Speed from Automaticity in the Stroop Task: Evidence from a Case of Progressive Posterior Cortical Atrophy. In: Connor, L.T., Obler, L.K. (eds) Neurobehavior of Language and Cognition. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46898-0_18

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